18. And what, then, would be my reward? So, when preaching the Gospel, I should give the Gospel without taking, so that I may not misuse my authority in the Gospel.
19. For when I was a free man to all, I made myself the servant of all, so that I might gain all the more.
20. And so, to the Jews, I became like a Jew, so that I might gain the Jews.
21. To those who are under the law, I became as if I were under the law, (though I was not under the law) so that I might gain those who were under the law. To those who were without the law, I became as if I were without the law, (though I was not without the law of God, being in the law of Christ) so that I might gain those who were without the law.
22. To the weak, I became weak, so that I might gain the weak. To all, I became all, so that I might save all.
23. And I do everything for the sake of the Gospel, so that I may become its partner.
24. Do you not know that, of those who run in a race, all of them, certainly, are runners, but only one achieves the prize. Similarly, you must run, so that you may achieve.
25. And one who competes in a contest abstains from all things. And they do this, of course, so that they may achieve a corruptible crown. But we do this, so that we may achieve what is incorruptible.
26. And so I run, but not with uncertainty. And so I fight, but not by flailing in the air.
27. Instead, I chastise my body, so as to redirect it into servitude. Otherwise, I might preach to others, but become myself an outcast.